de.must.dataobj

Class DataTextObject

java.lang.Object

de.must.dataobj.DataTextObject

Direct Known Subclasses:

PfDdsDataTextObject

public abstract class DataTextObject
extends java.lang.Object

Text file reader to access data in text files with fixed column position and length as described by an array of TextAttrCol

See Also:

DataUtil, TextAttrCol

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
DataTextObject() Constructs an new data text object
DataTextObject(java.lang.String textFileName) Constructs an new data text object

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	getText(java.lang.String columnName) Returns the value of the column as specified by column name
abstract TextAttrCol[]	getTextAttrCols() Returns the column description of the file
boolean	nextRow() Moves the pointer to the next line.
void	openFile(java.lang.String textFileName) Opens a new text file

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

DataTextObject

public DataTextObject()

Constructs an new data text object

DataTextObject

public DataTextObject(java.lang.String textFileName)

Constructs an new data text object

Parameters:

textFileName - the name of the file to open

Method Detail

openFile

public void openFile(java.lang.String textFileName)

Opens a new text file

Parameters:

textFileName - the name of the file to open

nextRow

public boolean nextRow()

Moves the pointer to the next line.

Returns:

true if a line was found

getTextAttrCols

public abstract TextAttrCol[] getTextAttrCols()

Returns the column description of the file

Returns:

the column description of the file

getText

public java.lang.String getText(java.lang.String columnName)

Returns the value of the column as specified by column name

Parameters:

columnName - the name of the column which value should be returned

Returns:

the value of the column of the current line